[SEL] Piston Ring Gap

[Bill Dickerson]

And small block Chebbie blocks distort more than most others so it's more
critical to use a torque plate.
I can put an inside mic in a SBC bore and squeeze the block with my hands
and it will fall out due to the distortion.

Those plates run about $300-$400 and are available for almost anything, even
Briggs & Stratton engines.

Unless you run even a sunnen rigid hone in a "drill press" or honing machine
if you use a hand drill you can put a bit of tilt into it and distort the
bore. 

As was already stated - Anything that is not a rigid hone is a glaze-breaker
hone and will not straighten a bore.

Bill
(in the middle of building a hi-perf engine now)

-----Original Message-----
From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
[mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of guitronics
Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 4:30 AM
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Subject: Re: [SEL] Piston Ring Gap

AHHHhhhhhhh:Now I understand what the folks down under were trying to tell
me! Of course, you all are right.I replied to that after being awake for 26
hours, I shouldda known better! I know from reading Hot Rod, and Chevy
Power, etc....on an automotive "Hot Street" application, they use a Torque
plate(to simulate the head distortion) and , if I recall correctly : A
Sunnen CK-10 Honing Machine.

                                        OOPS! My Bad! Thanks for
straightening me out.

Arnie Fero wrote:

>I hate to be the one to break this to you, but the spring-loaded hones 
>you describe are also just glaze breakers.  They will not do a thing 
>for out-of-round or tapered bores.  Precision cylinder hones are rigid 
>(like the Sunnen) and are damn expensive!!
>
>See ya,  Arnie
>
>Arnie Fero
>Pittsburgh, PA
>fero_ah at city-net.com
>
>On Sat, 26 Mar 2005, guitronics wrote:
>
>  
>
>>OK.I can respect your opinion.Then again, the only accurate hone would 
>>be 3 stones spring-or-gravity 'loaded' on a precision lathe.
>>
>>Reg Ingold wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>I hate to tell you this but you are using a 'deglazer'
>>>It is NOT an accurate hone.
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "guitronics" <guitronics at comcast.net>
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>I'd use a "Bottle Washer" type of hone,much simpler and easier to 
>>>>use than the standard "Stone"type.
>>>>        
>>>>
>
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